Stairway to Heaven Bungalows and Restaurant

We were on a scooter ride around the East Bali area and stopped in for lunch. A lovely lunch with a stunning view. Reasonably priced and a tasty meal of chicken and fish croquettes (seperate) and a mie goreng. Staff were friendly and attentive. You can pop down to the beach afterwards too. Would recommend a visit

For value for money, this would have to be among the best options in the whole Amed area. There will be cheaper places, there will be better places, but wow - you get a lot here for what you pay. Firstly the location - what the heck? This is literally a private, sandy beach which you share with the local fishermen, this hotel is close to the only accomodation. It's not even listed as a snorkelling spot, but it's excellent - heaps of fish, giant coral formations, and a dramatic drop off. It's not listed as a beach, but it's possibly the best little beach in the district (a bit rocky to enter the water at low tide). You are somewhat away from the most lively parts of the area, that's good or bad depending on what you want, but there are some really good dining spots in walking distance, and you are right next to Japanese shipwreck, it's just a walk away. So, great location overall. We rented a scooter for some independence to get to the other locations in the *****. This worked well. Then rooms. Very nice rooms, very nicely presented. They are lightweight structures, so don't have a solid luxurious feel, but they are really comfortable, and well appointed, and suit the climate. Bar fridge, wi-fi, big provision of fresh water, spacious room, spacious bathroom, air conditioner, comfy furniture on the deck which looks right at sunrise! Bathroom - there was moss in the open air shower, they would do well to pressure clean that sometime! Mattress is firm in the Asian style. Again, for the price, this is fantastic. There is a noise - mainly the ocean all night long, you are genuinely beach front, so that took a night to get used to. Roosters - but that's everywhere, this is a village. Some use of winches to haul up the boats - no problem really, part of the charm. Grounds - beautiful. They have created a wonderful garden around the rooms and are caring for it really well. The restaurant is just a wonderful place to sit and enjoy the views. Food - basic. The included breakfast is a good start to the day, with good choices, happy with that. The evening restaurant, if you're too tired to go out it's fine, but it's not a highlight of this place. So much great food nearby. Staff are lovely and friendly. Our room was made up once during a 5 night stay - more frequently would have been nice.

This place is the sister hotel to Good Karma, same owner, that place I rated as five star. Definitely great name marketing…if you’ve got something that may be off putting then embrace it and make it all about that…lots of stairs to traverse to get from entrance to room…so of course these are the ‘stairways to heaven’ (if you’re not a fan unevenly spaced stairs in super heat, then maybe think again). I believe five bungalows perched on…yes, stairs. They’re kind of oldish, and need a good old renovation. The bathrooms sort of built into rocks probably seemed a good idea, but it’s a mixture of kitsch and scary. Air con never really got cold enough. And the glass doors rattled in the wind (surprisingly windy at night). The sound of strong waves crashing into shore a delight as you fall asleep. No pool. But beach just meters away. Simple menu. Breakfast not greatly prepared western dishes. But a restaurant with great views across the beach and sea. When leaving couldn’t pay by card so had to go to karma to pay. Realised that when I had arrived at Karma the ladies running Stairway had sent a chap to kind of make sure that I had paid. Not really OK as they well knew that we’d already stayed at Karma so were hardly a flight risk, and anyway, we’d left our luggage at stairway for the day worth much much more than the amount we never planned to abscond with. On our return if we hadn’t paid they’d just not give us back our luggage. Not a great way to end our stay.